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INTERNATIONAL NEEM NETWORK: ASSESSMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL NEEM PROVENANCE TRIALS

1. Core characters, year 1- 5


Prepared by:
Working group on trial assessment, September 1997.



ANNEX A: SITE DESCRIPTION

The site description data is collected at the beginning of the trial establishment and should include the following:

LOCATION

Name of the site: ________________________________________

Country: ________________________________________

Province: ________________________________________

District: ________________________________________

Latitude (degrees and minutes): ________________________________________

Longitude (degrees and minutes): ________________________________________

Altitude (m above sea level): ________________________________________

Managing office/institution: ________________________________________

Owner: ________________________________________

 

Distance to nearest office responsible for management (km): ____________________

Distance to nearest villages/towns (km): ____________________

Number of inhabitants in the nearest villages/towns: ____________________

Type of area (e.g. research station, managed forest, etc.): ________________________________________

Add map(s) (see section 3,2. above).

CLIMATE

Nearest weather station:

Name of the station: ________________________________________

Latitude (degrees and minutes): _____________________

Longitude (degrees and minutes): _____________________

Altitude (m a.s.l.): _____________________

Climatic data1 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year
Rainfall (mm)












Temp mean (ºC)












Temp. mean max.2 (ºC)












Temp. mean min.3 (ºC)












Evapotranspiration 4 (mm)












1Period of observations : _____________________ (specify years)
2Average of daily maximum temperatures
3Average of daily minimum temperatures
4Potential evapotranspiration (ETP) - Penman's formula

Rainy season:

 

Number/type of seasons:

one: ___________ two: ___________ even: ___________ irregulars: ___________

Period(s): _________________________________ (specify months)

No. of intermediate days proximate to growing season: ________________________

No. of wet days in growing season: ________________________

Dry months (number month per year of < 50 mm rain):: _________________________________

Frost (number of days/year): ________________________

Prevailing wind (direction, period, speed): ________________________

TOPOGRAPHY

 

__ Flat/gentle (0-8 %) __ Intermediate (9-30 %) __ Steep (>30 %) < /P>

SOIL

Please tick the following soil description

Soil texture Soil depth Soil drainage/ Waterlogging Gravel content, topsoil
1. Light/sandy
1. Shallow (< 50 cm)
1. Well drained
1. None (< 15 %)
2. Medium/Loamy
2. Deep (50-100 cm)
2. Seasonal
2. Gravelly (15-35 %)
3. Heavy/clayey
3. Very deep (> 100 cni)
3. Permanent
3. Stony (> 35 %)
Organic matter content Reaction (pH) Soil salinity Ground water
1. Poor (< 2 % DM)
1. Acid (pH < 6.5)
1. None
1 1 - Shallow (< 50 cm)
2. Medium (2-5 % DM)
2. Neutral (6.5-7.5)
2. Moderate
12. Deep (50 - 150 cm)
3. Rich (> 5 %)
3. Alkaline (pH> 7.5)
3. High
13. Very deep(>150 cm)

VEGETATION

 

Natural (original) vegetation type: _________________________________________

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Dominant natural (original) genera/species: _________________________________________

Land use history: _________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Apparent major problems of site (pests, diseases, etc.): ____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

 

Economics data, viz farm gate prices for fodder, fuel wood, small size timber, extractives, and other minor produce

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ANNEX B: EXAMPLE OF A SKETCH MAP






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